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Still has to be passed in both the House and Senate, but it will be interesting to see where this goes. National Harbor, while it looks amazing, is VERY underwhelming, IMO.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – MGM Resorts International struck an agreement on Friday to build a casino destination at the National Harbor waterfront complex near the nation’s capital, if lawmakers end up allowing the casino and table games like blackjack while also cutting the state’s high tax on gambling proceeds.
The proposed casino in suburban Maryland would include about 4,000 slot machines and about 200 table games with shopping, restaurants and a luxury hotel.
James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM International, met with Gov. Martin O'Malley and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller on Friday in Annapolis. Murren expressed enthusiasm for MGM to invest $600 million in the casino, combined with about another $200 million from the Peterson Companies. However, he underscored that the state’s “epically high